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Democrats get police escorts to prevent a new redistricting walkout as California moves to retaliate

Democrats get police escorts to prevent a new redistricting walkout as California moves to retaliate

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrats who ended a walkout Monday found themselves shadowed by law enforcement officers to keep them from repeating the protest that stalled Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts and fulfill President Dona
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey resigns to take a top FBI position

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey resigns to take a top FBI position

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, a Republican who has been an ardent backer of President Donald Trump, said Monday that he is resigning to take a leadership position at the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
3 more GOP governors authorize deployment of National Guard troops as part of Trump show of force

3 more GOP governors authorize deployment of National Guard troops as part of Trump show of force

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three more Republican governors authorized the deployment of National Guard troops to Washington on Monday, part of President Donald Trump’s escalating show of force that he says is designed to crack down on crime and boost immigrat
US archbishop's meeting with Putin denounced as 'betrayal of Christian witness'

US archbishop's meeting with Putin denounced as 'betrayal of Christian witness'

An American Orthodox archbishop's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, in which they exchanged warm greetings and gifts of holy icons — is drawing a denunciation by Ukrainian Orthodox bishops in the U.S.
California Democrats' push for redistricting faces a tight legislative deadline

California Democrats' push for redistricting faces a tight legislative deadline

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Democrats started a partisan push to draw new congressional districts and reshape the state’s U.S.
What states are doing in the battle over congressional maps as Texas pursues plan Trump sought

What states are doing in the battle over congressional maps as Texas pursues plan Trump sought

A partisan move by Texas to redraw its congressional maps before the 2026 elections to try to secure five more Republican seats in the U.S. House has set off a clamor to replicate the effort by Democrats and Republicans in other states.
Anand says war in Ukraine influencing Canada's Arctic security policy

Anand says war in Ukraine influencing Canada's Arctic security policy

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Monday the federal government is leaving "no stone unturned" to defend Canada's North as changes in the global order in recent years are having direct implications for Canada's Arctic sovereignty.
Iowa US Senate candidate ends bid to run against Republican incumbent Joni Ernst

Iowa US Senate candidate ends bid to run against Republican incumbent Joni Ernst

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa Democratic state lawmaker bowed out of the 2026 U.S. Senate primary race on Monday and endorsed a fellow legislator as the “best hope” to unseat Republican U.S. Sen.
Quebec union leaders say workers could face same fate as Air Canada flight attendants

Quebec union leaders say workers could face same fate as Air Canada flight attendants

MONTREAL — The presidents of two major Quebec unions fear that workers in the province could soon face the same treatment as striking Air Canada flight attendants under a provincial law passed in May.
A look at Texas' redistricting walkout and California's response, by the numbers

A look at Texas' redistricting walkout and California's response, by the numbers

A walkout by Democratic legislators in Texas has ended and Republicans arranged to push a plan for redrawing the state's congressional districts through the GOP-controlled Legislature and give President Donald Trump a better political landscape.